Final exam Flashcards
True or false: the story of how a protagonist overcomes a barrier is known as the connection plot
false, it’s known as the challenge plot
True or false: the larger the group the better the decision making
false, membership needs to stay small
true or false: disagreement negatively affects groups
false, 10-30% of disagreement is needed
true or false: a doctor has the authority mode of influence
true
true or false: according to balance theory, we struggle cognitively when a celebrity we like endorses a product we hate
True
“have you ever wondered what the stars are made of? this speech will answer that question>” is an example of which attention getter
gap theory
credibility falls under which of the three modes of persuasion
ethos
when everybody gets exactly what they wanted, which form of conflict style is being used
collaboration
why do guilt appeals not often work
the audience stops listening/avoids the message
meg performs a speech to a very confused class. she argues in her con speech that the internet is a useless tool, and cites the internet takes forever to load, is hard to use, and is not widely available. she used sources from the 90s. what type of fallacy is this
missing evidence or appeal to ignorance
list three important elements of a cover letter
purpose statement
showing a relationship between yourself and the interviewer
add a person-position fit paragraph if asked
define the “liking” mode of influence and give an example of how you have seen this mode of influence used
we like those who like us
a retail worker hypes you up to get you to spend money
what are three important elements of decision making
including every group member
keeping the group small
evaluate the positive and negative facets of a solution
what does a person-organization fit mean?
it indicates how well a candidate fits with the company
what is a person-position fit
indicates how well a person can do a specific job
what are cover letter elements?
state what is being applied for
show a relationship
have a paragraph on person-position fit
what should be added on a resume
numbers
gpa
skill section
reduce it to one page
what are non-active video conferencing skills to do
keep the video turned on
act and look respectable
maintain eye contact
be muted
what are active video conferencing skills to do
know software
consider the background
plan ahead
center the video
have a backup plan
dress well
what is diversity in group work
different thoughts and ideas
what is conflict in group work
when people don’t see eye to eye
what is decision making in group work
group brainstorms and decides what to talk about
what is organization in group work
deciding who does what, when, and how
fill out this graph
what is compromise
everybody gets a portion of what they want
what is competition
wanting to do better than everybody else
what is collaboration
changing wants if it works for you and others
what is avoidance
not doing anything
what is accommodation
working together to make the other people happy
what is interdependence
being dependent on one another to pass
what is leadership
keeping the group on task
what is role clarification
everybody gets an assigned role, task, and expectation
what is information sharing
being open and talking about what’s going on
what are effective decision making steps
valid and solid opinions
evaluate course of action
pay attention to reestablished criteria
keep on task
ask questions and challenge members
how much disagreement is needed
10-30%
what type of decision making should be made in groups
evaluate positive and negative facets
involve every member
keep membership small
tactics for group consideration (5)
include everyone
spread out and use space
engage the class
get close and personal
separate tasks evenly
how should audience participation be achieved
ask questions
group activities
be creative
what should persuasion do?
form, reinforce, or convert the listeners attitude
what is attitude
likes or dislikes, which are the building blocks of behavior.
what is behavior
certain actions a person takes
what are the 3 main modes of persuasion
credibility
emotion
logic
what is credibility
ethos, or believability and trustworthiness
what is emotion
pathos
what is logic
logos, or statistics
what is balance theory
people trying to maintain balance in theory attitudes towards people and objects
fill out this chart
what are emotional appeals
drawing emotions to spur action
what are fear appeals
composed of both fear and efficacy
what is guilt appeal
convincing someone they violated their own standard
what is efficacy appeal
the believe of I can
what are the 7 appeals of emotion
fear, guilt, efficacy, humor, pride, warmth, self-esteem
what are the 6 modes of influence
reciprocity, scarcity, consistency, social proof, liking, and authority.
what is reciprocity
“we give to those who give to us”
what is scarcity
we want things that are rare
what is consistency
we remain constant with past behavior
what is social proof
we do what other people do
what is liking
we like those who like us
what is authority
we do what people in authority tell us to do
what is stickiness
ideas that are understood and remembered with a lasting impact
what are the methods of SUCCES
simple, unexpected, concrete, credibility, emotional, and stories
what is simple
one thing the audience should remember
what is unexpected
breaking the guessing machine via information, visuals, or mystery
what is concrete
making things tangible
what is credible
the personal experience
what is emotional
personal story
what is story
the plot for the speech
what is a challenge plot
story of a protagonist overcoming a barrier
what is a connection plot
story of people coming together against the odds
what is a creative plot
story of innovation
what is hasty generalization
basing a conclusion on grossly inadequate evidence, such as a small sample
what is unrepresentative sample
a sample that does not reflect the distributions of characteristics of a target group
what is a slippery slope
arguing a connected series of events that have no evidence of connection
what is either/or
giving audience only two alternatives when there are more
what is straw man
presenting an argument against an exaggerated position by one’s opponent, and then refuting the fake arguement
what is faulty casual reasoning
assumption that because X proceeded Y, X caused Y
what is red herring
responding to an argument with an irrelevant comeback
what is missing evidence
misleading claims due to missing evidence
what is appeal to ignorance
argues conclusion is true due to lack of evidence opposing the conclusion
what is bandwagon
argues conclusion due to majority and favorability
what is appeal to tradition
argues conclusion based on the way things have always been
what is begging the question
circular reasoning
what is faulty analogy
comparing two phenomena that are not really comparable
